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Work for the greater good

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During the Great Depression, scientists proved to America why researchers are key to nation-building, says Eric Rauchway.

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  1. Eric Rauchway is professor of history at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Great Depression and the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction (2008). earauchway@ucdavis.edu ,

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